Taran Alvelo from Bloom-Carroll High in Carroll, Ohio, is one of the top pitchers nationally in the Class of 2015. Pitching for the Beverly Bandits this summer, she went 1-1 with a 1.40 ERA and 30 K’s in 25 innings at the PGF 18U Premier National Championship.

Taran has already committed to a Pac 12 school and here you’ll learn about how her love of the colors Purple and Gold kept popping up and helped influence her decision where to commit!